Casco Antiguo, San
Felipe
Panama City,
Panama
This might be Friday the
Thirteenth, but it not to worry, there is far too much excitement
in Casco Viejo from the CasaCor Panama 2008 event that we don’t have time for
superstitions. Most of our events run over a weekend, CasaCor started on Monday
and will close on 13 July, which falls on a Sunday. Sixty seven professional
designers are participating. I happen to walk inside the former high school Antiguo
Colegio Javier, where the event is taking place, on Monday morning. Workmen
were everywhere, hammering, hanging, cleaning, installing as decorators
scurried about arranging their spaces. Amazing how things can be pulled
together when there is an inflexible deadline. And such was the case opening
night. Wednesday night, I attended a cocktail party by one of the
sponsors. I couldn’t believe this was the same place. Everything was in order.
Room after room offered idea after idea. I was picking up business cards right
and left. The Antiguo Colegio
Javier, neglected for years, has a new look for the next five weeks. Don’t miss
this event if you’re in Panama.
I’m going back again; it was too much to take in on a single visit.
